A bright and young
open cluster in the constellation of Carina. It contains more than 100 stars.
The brightest member is a red giant shining at magnitude 5. NGC 2516 is very
easy to spot for the naked eye in darks locations. Since the cluster is rather
big, binoculars tends to give the best view. Observers of binary stars will note that
three fixed visual binaries are found in the cluster. All three have eighth-magnitude
primaries and eighth- to ninth-magnitude companions.

The Cluster was discovered by French
Astronomer Abbe Lacalle in 1751-1752.